With the holiday season right around the corner, many small business owners are planning for the busiest time of the year, and itâ€™s the perfect time to appreciate your current customers while gaining new ones.

The Sage Omnibus surveyed over 1,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from its 800,000 strong UK customer base and found that five per cent of business owners are planning on working on Christmas Day, seven per cent on Boxing Day and ten per cent on New Yearâ€™s Day.